Appendix: Make SMS and firmware floppies from Linux

This appendix will show how to make SMS and firmware floppies from
Linux or another UNIX-like operating system

Why?

Some people, like myself, seldom have access to boxes running
AIX or MS-DOS, so I thought it could be handy to show how to
make these utility floppies from a system running Linux (or any
other UNIX like box).

How?

To do this, you need the mtools package and the unzip program.
Any reasonable Linux distribution should include these tools.
I also use wget for downloading.

You will have to download the last version of SMS and firmware
from IBM. If you want more information on the files, look here.

You also have to get a password to access the files. To obtain
this, you have to agree to this EULA.

The downloaded file is nothing but a ZIP-archive in
disguise. Download it to a suitable directory, and unzip ip like
this: